Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 7:12-16

12And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010by nightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thy prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,and have chosenוּבָחַ֜רְתִּיu.va.Char.tiH977this placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725to myself for an houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

13IfH2005I shut upאֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר'e.'e.TzorH6113heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064that there be no rainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306,or if I commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680the locustsחָגָ֖בcha.GavH2284to devourלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,or if I sendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698among my peopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971;

14If my peopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971,which are calledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,shall humbleוְיִכָּנְע֨וּve.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselves, and prayוְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙ve.yit.pa.LuH6419,and seekוִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,and turnוְיָשֻׁ֖בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from their wickedהָרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870;then will I hearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and will forgiveוְאֶסְלַח֙ve.'es.LachH5545their sinלְחַטָּאתָ֔םle.cha.ta.TamH2403,and will healוְאֶרְפָּ֖אve.'er.Pa'H7495their landאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

15Now mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869shall be openפְתֻח֔וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605,and mine earsוְאָזְנַ֖יve.'a.ze.NaiH241attentקַשֻּׁב֑וֹתka.shu.VotH7183unto the prayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605that is madein this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

16For now have I chosenבָּחַ֤רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977and sanctifiedוְהִקְדַּ֙שְׁתִּי֙ve.hik.Dash.tiH6942this houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,that my nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034may be there forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:and mine eyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and mine heartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shall be there perpetuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

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